The Seeress of Kell

The Malloreon, Book 5

By: David Eddings

Narrated by: Cameron Beierle

Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

Time was running out for Garion and his companions in their quest to recover Garion's infant son and heir. If they could not locate the Place Which Is No More, then Zandramas, the Child of Dark, would use Garion's son in a rite that would raise the Dark Prophecy to eternal domination over the universe. Only the Seeress of Kell could reveal the site of that mysterious place, and she could only do that once Garion and Polgara had fulfilled an ancient prophecy in the mountain fastness of the Seers.

Kell itself was closed to Zandramas, but her dark magic could force the knowledge she needed from one of Garion's party. She laid her traps and dispatched her foul minions, determined to claim the world for the Dark God. But Garion would let nothing stand between him and his son.

Fantasy fan? Listen to more in the Malloreon series, which is a sequel to David Eddings' Belgariad series.

©2005 Books in Motion. This recording is produced by arrangement with the Ballantine Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Incorporated and David Eddings. (P)2005 Books in Motion. This recording is produced by arrangement with the Ballantine Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Incorporated and David Eddings.

Love this series excitement,

David Eddings has written a series with fear,droll humor,great companion characters,heroism, and triumph. I have read it numerous times and still enjoy it!!

Excellent book

Cameron Bierly is an exceptionally narrator. He effortlessly changes from one voice to another seamlessly weaving each character's unique personality into their voice.

Great Read

Fully developed characters, easily flowing story and the narrator was excellent.The entire series is incredible

LOVE 100%

My favorite book and now favorite performance! Cameron had a voice for each character. faboulas!!!】

A Happy Ending

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I'd recommend this book, and the rest of the series, to anyone who likes "classic" questing fantasy. The plot is entertaining, if somewhat linear, but the characters are endearing and the dialogue snappy. Great series!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Zakath- he's the only character who really changes.

Have you listened to any of Cameron Beierle’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I've listened to his work in the Belgariad and Mallorean, and his work is consistently solid.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. I couldn't wait to see how it all ended, though it's much too long for a single sitting.

Any additional comments?

A cynic might say everything wraps up too neatly, but after ten books with these characters I didn't want a George RR Martin-type ending. Everything ends just right.

The story is fun, narration distracting

I like David Eddings' book even if there are formulaic parts. They are, I think, intended to be fun and evoke emotion, not be fine literature. The narration removed the fun from the banter. Large chunks of the book had a long enough pause between words to be frustrating. The attempts to do female voices were irritating and the accents were distracting rather than adding depth. I'm sorry I spent a credit on this.

The next best thing to reading the book yourself!

Would you listen to The Seeress of Kell again? Why?

Yes. I love the book, and despite issues with Beierle mispronouncing some names and assigning odd accents to characters (seriously, why does Mandorallen have a Pythonesque-french accent?), his narration is a lot of fun to listen to while I drive.

Any additional comments?

Beierle had his faults--he gets a little carried away with his accents (and I think he misses the mark significantly on a few), but his narrations are the best so far.

However, I seriously wish the narrators would put in the time to get the name pronunciations right. I really don't understand how they can mangle some of them so badly. Here's something "straight from the horse's mouth" I found after a 15 second Google search

AMAZING!

I love this series! it's like the LOTR cooler older cousin. they're similar but not the same.

Tied up all the loose ends

This was a good finish to the series. While not quite up to the same level as some of the other books in the Mallorean, it was still a fun read. And the author did a good job of tying up all the loose ends from both the Belgariad and the Mallorean.

loved it

I really loved and enjoyed the entire series. every book is well written and well read and that is rare because many times the next series seems to reflect that the author is tired and just wants to wrap it up.